A: As an attorney licensed to practice law in Florida, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, we can help you. A lot of the information that we need to assist you in determining your case, is very fact intensive and private. There are a lot of factors in answering this question. Some of them include, the amount of insurance that each party had including any under insured motorist coverage. The appropriate way for us to ascertain the details of the case and to advise you, would be for you to contact us. You will be speaking directly with me attorney David Tapalian. Please feel free to reach out and we can advise you immediately.

A: Sorry to hear of this recent tragedy; 2019 is turning out to be a particularly deadly year on our roadways..

Under Florida law the surviving spouse may recover the loss of "companionship and protection" as well as mental pain and suffering, loss of support and services, future loss of support, medical and funeral expenses.

The age of the child will determine what damages the child would be awarded.

All of this depends on what kind of insurance, if any, exists or the number of collectible assets owned by the at-fault driver.

Florida statute 768.21 provides more information on the damages available.

Please feel free to give me a call if you would like to discuss this matter further.

A: You should consult a member of the Florida Association for Justice. Understand there are different causes of action and basically they work out to your making claims for the loss of the spouse, the economic loss, any costs associated with the medical care, and any pain he endured before he died. There may be other claims against other parties.

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